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NOLA Pride opportunity for community to remain strong, stand in solidarity with Orlando

After what happened at the Pulse Nightclub, people in New Orleans -- even those who know people who were at that club in Orlando last weekend -- said attending New Orleans Pride is incredibly important.

NOLA Pride opportunity for community to remain strong, stand in solidarity with Orlando

After what happened at the Pulse Nightclub, people in New Orleans -- even those who know people who were at that club in Orlando last weekend -- said attending New Orleans Pride is incredibly important.

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Updated: 6:18 PM CDT Jun 17, 2016

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WEBVTT REPORTER: WE'RE JUST A FEW HOURSAWAY FROM THE OFFICIAL KICK OFFFOR NEW ORLEANS PRIDE.THE FLAGS ARE UP, AND PEOPLE AREALREADY OUT HERE PREPARING FORTHE FESTIVAL.AND ONCE THE CROWDS ROLL INORGANIZERS SAY THEY'RE EXPECTINGUP TO 70,000 PEOPLE FOR THISWEEKENTHIS WILL BE THE 6TH YEAR OF NEWORLEANS PRIDE, BUT FESTIVAGOERS SAY THIS YEAR'S EVENTHOLDS A SPECIAL MEANING FOR THELGBTQA COMMUNITYLESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER THEDEADLY MASS SHOOTING IN ORLANDO,THE VICTIMS OF THE PULSENIGHTCLUB ARE ON THE FOREFRONTOF EVERYONE'S MIND.AT BOURBON PUB, ONE OF THE BARSHOSTING SEVERAL EVENTSTHROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, HUNG UPA BANNER THIS MORNING HONORINGTHE ORLANDO VICTIMTHE EVENT COORDINATOR WITHBOURBON PUB SAYS THE BAR HAS SETSOME NEW SAFETY RULES IN PLACE.NO BACKPACKS OR LARGE BAGS WILLBE ALLOWED INSIDE THE BAR, THEYSAY THAT RULE WAS CREATED JUSTLAST SUNDAY, IN RESPONSE TO THEORLANDO SHOOTINGS.FESTIVAL GOERS SAY GAY BARS HAVEBEEN A SAFE HAVEN FOR THEM FORMANY YEARS, AND THE ORLANDOSHOOTINGS HAVE THREATENED THEIRSAFE PLACE>> TO IMAGINE SUCH A HORRIBLETHING AT A PLACE WHERE WE'RESUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE AT, HASBEEN DEVASTATION TO THECOMMUNITY BUT WE'RE A STRONGCOMMUNITY, WE'RE FIGHTERS, ANDWE'RE HERE TO SHOW THAT WE ARENOT AFRAID, AND AT THE END OFTHE DAY, LOVE WINSREPORTER: ORGANIZERS SAY THEREWILL ALSO BE A SPECIAL MEMORIALFOR THE ORLANDO VICTIMS AT THEMAIN PARADE TOMORROW NIGHT AT

NOLA Pride opportunity for community to remain strong, stand in solidarity with Orlando

After what happened at the Pulse Nightclub, people in New Orleans -- even those who know people who were at that club in Orlando last weekend -- said attending New Orleans Pride is incredibly important.